Kamek (character)

Kamek
Kamek as seen in Yoshi's Island
Biographical Information
Age	40 (42 if was still alive)
Birthdate	January 17 1975 Date of Death: September 23 2015
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Species	Magikoopa
Relationships
Family	Judy (Ex-Wife/Ex-Girlfriend) Cody (son) Lilly (Current Wife/Girlfriend)

Kamek was King Bowser's guardian (and possibly adopted father) and the main antagonist in the game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. He kidnapped Baby Luigi and tried to kidnap Baby Mario, but Yoshi and his variously colored friends protected Mario (Nintendo) and saved Luigi (Nintendo) after defeating Baby Bowser. He may be Yoshi's biggest foe and enemy.

Kamek is of the Magikoopa species, an offshoot of the Koopa Troopa species that can perform advanced magic. Like most members of his species, he wears big spectacles and rides a broomstick. During the events of Yoshi's Island, Kamek attempted to block the Yoshi's progress by swelling enemies to dramatic size using magic. Unfortunately for him, the Yoshies beat all of these bosses. Kamek's minions, called Toadies (not to be confused with the friendly Toads) carry Baby Mario off to their master if Yoshi lets him float free for too long.

Kamek has made a few cameo appearances in other games, such as Tetris Attack and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. In the latter, he was referred to as "Psycho Kamek," and actually helped out by hypnotizing Luigi into thinking he was Mario. This Kamek was originally suspected to share the name, but in Mario Party Advance it is established that Kamek is not quite as evil as his master and is even at peace with Yoshi now. However, in the end credits to Mario Party Advance the whereabouts of Kamek show that he "Forgave" Bowser and joined his side.

He also appears in Mario Kart Super Circuit on the Gameboy Advance at the end of Bowser Castle 3. It is popular fanon to apply his name to other prominent Magikoopa characters in Mario games, such as the Magikoopa bosses in Yoshi's Safari and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, or the Magikoopa who was originally intended to be a playable character in Mario Kart 64 (he ended up being replaced by Donkey Kong).

Interestingly, Kamek's character may have been conceived earlier. The Super Mario World cartoon episode "Ghosts R Us" featured a Magikoopa named Wizardheimer, (whom Mario and crew kept calling Wisenheimer by mistake.) who claimed to be "the most dangerous Koopawizard of them all". Then the Super Mario World comic series that ran in Nintendo Power during 1992 had Bowser confiding in a Magikoopa who looks, acts, and could quite possibly be Kamek.

Kamek more recently appears as the antagonist in Yoshi Touch & Go. The game essentially follows the same storyline as Yoshi's Island, and therefore Kamek is again trying to kidnap Baby Mario and Luigi. Yoshi again blocks his progress by dodging or defeating his minions. Among those returning from Yoshi's Island are the Toadies, who now are given the job of retrieving Baby Luigi, and must be stopped by Yoshi.

Kamek also makes a cameo in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. In the Baby Park course, his image can be seen alongside the words "Kamek's Magic Show".

Kamek's roles in Bowser's plans have dwindled, while Kammy Koopa seems to have replaced him as Bowser's personal Magikoopa. Judging from his most recent appearances, Kamek is apparently retired (though he seems to help Bowser every now and then). He made an appearance in the game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time supporting Baby Bowser like in his first appearance; and also being the boss of the Yoshi's Island area in the past. In the part before and during the battle in the end of Yoshi's Island against Kamek, he wears an apron!

In Mario Party 7, he has his own orb. When somebody lands on his orb space, up to three of their orb spaces come into possession of the player the space belongs to.

Although the Yoshi's Island character is referred to as "Kamek" in the U.S. release, in Japan, "kamek" (カメック; kamekku), a pun "kame", the Japanese word for turtle, is the name used for "magikoopa". That is to say, the character known as "magikoopa" in the U.S. has always been called "kamek" in Japan.

Note: Kamek is male (though he rides a broomstick). Kammy Koopa is his female counterpart. The difference between the male and female Magikoopa is that Kammy has a more witch-like outfit and Kamek has a more wizard-like outfit.

Counterparts (Mario Version)

• George or D199 (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
• Bluenose or Nantucket (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse)
• Newt (Animaniacs)
• Wile E. Coyote (Looney Tunes)
• The Flying Dutchman or Lord Poltergeist (SpongeBob SquarePants)
• Toiletnator, Knightbrace, or Dodgeball Wizard (Codename: Kids Net Door)
• Perry the Platyborg, or Dennis the Rabbit (Phineas and Ferb)
• Taranza or Waddle Doo (Kirby)
• Mischievous Mike (Horrid Henry)
• Norm the Genie (The Fairly OddParents)
• Chaos or Infinite (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Counteparts (Mario Villains Version)

• James or Duck (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends; Kamek and James are both vain and Kamek and Duck are both western)
• Top Hat, Grampus or Boomer (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse; Kamek and Top Hat are both vain and Kamek, Grampus are Boomer are western)
• Foduck, Baddeck or Nautilus (Theodore Tugboat)
• Emery or Zack (Chuggington; Emery and Kamek are both fast and Zack and Kamek are both blue)
• Schemer (Shining Time Station)
• Oogtar, Wario, Waluigi, Luigi or Mario (Super Mario Bros.)
• Funky Kong (Donkey Kong Country)
• Antoine D'Coolette, Knuckles the Echidna, Rotor the Walrus, Griff, Sonic the Hedgehog or Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Shokupanman (Anpanman)
• Bowser Jr. (SuperMarioRichie)
• Pixel (Lazytown)
• Cogsworth or Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)
• Alvin Seville (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
• Roy (Garfield and Friends)
• Red Max (Wacky Races)
• Thaddeus Plotz or Dr. Otto Scratchansniff (Animaniacs)
• Plucky Duck (Tiny Toon Adventures)
• Daffy Duck (Looney Tunes)
• Francis X. Bushlad (Taz-Mania)
• Policarp Avendane or John Charles Bodoque (31 Minutes)
• Norval the Fish (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
• Little Peter Rabbit III (Wee Sing Together)
• Jester (King Cole's Party)
• Punchinello (Grandpa's Magical Toys)
• Geoffrey Juabinciel (Waittsize School)
• Buddy Bitty Booty (Wee Sing in Sillyville)
• Poofer (The Best Christmas Ever!)
• Stuck-Up Steve (Horrid Henry)
• Binky Barnes or Ed Crosswire (Arthur)
• Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob SquarePants)
• Drew Pickles (Rugrats)
• Ernie Potts (Hey Arnold)
• Tony (WarioWare, both are Vain)
• Chalky Studebaker (Doug)
• Rito Howards (Doki's Big Wonderland)
• Harry "Smithy" 2000 (Claude & Cia's World)
• Yellow Hat Man (World of Doki)
• The Chief (Kablam!/Action League Now!)
• Larry the Cucumber or Bob the Tomato (VeggieTales)
• Midgel (3-2-1 Penguins)
• The Musician (Rayman)
• Turtwig (Pokemon)
• Tokkori or Knuckle Joe (Kirby)
• Cosmo or AJ (The Fairly OddParents)
• Biff (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
• Falco Lombardi (Star Fox)
• Mido (The Legend of Zelda)
• Sebastian the Crab or Tip the Penguin (The Little Mermaid)
• Gary Coleman, Rod, Princeton or Nicky (Avenue Q)
• Hiram Flaversham (The Great Mouse Detective)
• Marty-Llogoma (Super Samson Herms)
• Scooter or Floyd Pepper (The Muppet Show)
• Skatch the Dumper (Construction Site)
• Gani (Tayo the Little Bus, both are red)
• Bungle (Rainbow)
• Sweep (The Sooty Show)
• Mr. Potato Head, Rex or Slinky Dog (Toy Story 1, 2 and 3)
• Francis (A Bug's Life)
• Bender (Futurama)
• Moe Syzlak, Bart Simpson or Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
• Glenn Quagmire or Brian Griffin (Family Guy)
• Lester Krinklesac (The Cleveland Show)
• Suvorik (Train Tishka)
• Dale Gribble (King of the Hill)
• Hunter (Spyro the Dragon)
• Dingodile (Crash Bandicoot)
• Roger (American Dad)
• Lucas or Brian (BrianTales)
• Handy Pandy (The Little Engine That Could)
• Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto or Mickey Mouse (Mickey Mouse)
• Paulino Harkonimistier or General Jhark (Evil Que Poora)
• The Prince (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
• Adult Thumper (Bambi)
• Luigi, Ramone or Lightning McQueen (Cars 1 and 2)
• Pierre (Talking Friends)
• Zazu or Timon (The Lion King)
• Tall Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
• Badir or Jay (Blue-Heax tint Jay)
• Young Cricket (WarioWare: Portfolio Cartoon)
• Banana Joe or Rocky Robinson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
• Vince LaSalle (Recess)
• Clay Bailey (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Aqualad (Teen Titans)
• Sheen Estevez or Nick Dean (Jimmy Neutron)
• Hugo (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
• Brick (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Mong (Cubix: Robots For Everyone)
• Ling (Mulan)
• Bubbles or Gurgle (Finding Nemo)
• Eric Cartman or Kyle Broflovski (South Park)
• C.H.A.D or Meat Boy (Super Meat Boy)
• Puss in Boots (Shrek/Puss in Boots)
• Stefano (Madagascar)
• Hickory (Oakie Doke)
• Monkey (Kung Fu Panda)
• Jeremy Johnson or Albert Du Bois (Phineas and Ferb)
• Emmett Heglin (Good Luck Charlie)
• Blooregard "Bloo" Q. Kazoo (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
• Kyle Bloodworth-Thomason (Fanboy & Chum Chum)
• The Kid (Codename: Kids Next Door)
• Donald (Coilbook)
• Master Tubby Bear (Noddy's Toyland Adventures)
• Mr. Jeff Pringle (Postman Pat)
• Elvis Criddlington (Fireman Sam)
• Pow (Canimals)
• Nibblet (Little Charley Bear)
• Beatrice (Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night)
• Phoney Bone or Smiley Bone (Bone)
• Rat (Pearls Before Swine)
• Bucky Cat (Get Fuzzy)
• George Banks or Bert (Mary Poppins)
• Mr. Jelk (Bedknobs & Broomsticks)
• Fork (The Legendary Starfy)
• Link (Super Smash Bros.)
• Badir or Jay (Blue-Heax tint Jay)
• Rabbit, Tigger or Christopher Robin (Winnie the Pooh)
• Claus (Earthbound/Mother)
• White (Harror the Robot)
• Chef Cookie (Drawn to Life)
• Gene, General Hologram or Sonic the Hedgehog (Wreck-It Ralph)
• Proto Man (Mega Man)
• Simon Belmont (Captain N: The Game Master)
• Krunch the Kremling (Diddy Kong Racing)
• Mumbo Jumbo (Banjo-Kazooie)
• Mitshubishi or Verschae (Vehicles)
• Louie (Pikmin)
• Bagheera or Rama (The Jungle Book)
• King Louie (Talespin)
• Sir Kay (The Sword in the Stone)
• Diego (Ice Age)
• Ed or Bill (Sitting Ducks)
• Mr. Washington (Caillou)
• Robin or Shaggy Rogers (Scooby Doo)
• Anthony Driggers (West Wilson Middle The TV Series, Rutland Elementary The TV Series)
• Muck (Bob the Builder)
• Duncan (Total Drama)
• Douglas J. Needles (Back to the Future)
• Jim Crow (Dumbo)
• Pleakley (Lilo & Stitch)
• Han Solo (Star Wars/The LEGO Movie)
• Thief (Golden Axe)
• Adam Hunter (Streets of Rage)
• Fei Long (Street Fighter)
• Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Thorne or Gildar (Splatalot)
• Herky (Jay Jay The Jet Plane)
• Yamcha (Dragon Ball Z)
• Beemo (Adventure Time)
• Benson or Muscle Man (Regular Show)
• Easter Bunny (Rise of the Guardians)
• Zhang Fei (Dynasty Warriors)
• Zak (Dragon Tales)
• Jep or Jaller (Bionicle)
• Bert or Grover (Sesame Street)
• Needleman (Monsters, Inc.)
• Jeff Dunham (Jeff Dunham)
• Flameslinger (Skylanders)
• Ruben Rabbit (Skipper & Skeeto)
• George (Bobby's World)
• Eric (3 Friends and Jerry)
• Liam Malone (Flushed Away)
• Chet (Turbo (2013))
• Nick Loop'n Lopez (Planes)
• Mr. Scary Man (The Show of the Men & Girls)
• Fender (Robots)
• Tootle (Casey Jr. and Friends)
• Mr. Hamilton (Fawlty Towers)
• Juryo Parasited (Juryo Parasited)
• Del Boy or Denzil (Only Fools and Horses)
• Grumpy or Dopey (Snow White)
• Reggie (The Wind in the Willows)
• Adult Arthur (Babar)
• Pingo (Pingu)
• Algy Pug (Rupert)
• Patrick McReary or Brucie Kibbutz (Grand Theft Auto IV)
• Han Solo (The LEGO Movie)
• Denzel Dugglemonster (Henry Hugglemonster)
• King Agamemnon (Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014))
• Jimmy (The Nut Job (2014))
• Sting the Hornet (Maya the Bee Movie (2014))
• Puppet (The Upside Down Show)
• Murray (The Wiggles)
• Gobber (How To Train Your Dragon 2)
• Gaston (Anatole)
• Junior Wetworth (The Snorks)
• Bitzer (Shaun the Sheep)
• Austin (The Backyardigans)
• Leon MacNeal (The Puzzle Place)
• Jeffy, Bowser, Chef Pee Pee, Bowser Junior or Cody (SuperMarioLogan)
• Jasper (My Friend Rabbit)
• PJ Robot (PJ Masks)